Fake news and the shame of Israel "apartheid week"
At the heart of Israel Apartheid Week is the lie that apartheid even exists in Israel. That lie demeans the struggle for justice of black South Africans. Those who participate are the true standard bearers of fake news, and they should be ashamed of themselves
- 28 February 2017
No apartheid in Israel, lots of it in the Arab world
It's easy to illustrate Arab apartheid by specific reference to racial, ethnic, religious, and gender discrimination against Africans, Kurds, Christians, Jews, and women. "Israeli apartheid" is just a lie
- 5 May 2014
Mandela dies. Apartheid lives
Why does apartheid logic live on so strongly in so many countries? Because it gives an over-powerful state the power to manipulate citizens and enrich certain powerful dishonest lobbies at the expense of others
- 15 December 2013
The beatification of Nelson Mandela
Western leaders hope and pray that by beatifying Mandela, by turning him into a secular saint, his strength of character will somehow live on after his death, and chaos, Zimbabwe style, will be avoided
- 13 December 2013
Thatcher and Apartheid: A study in diplomacy
Despite the guff you may hear, Maggie Thatcher's famous letter to South African President P W Botha is one of the finest pieces of statecraft ever written, says former UK Ambassador Charles Crawford
- 9 December 2013
How Nelson Mandela helped me fight anti-Israel media
The moral authority of a great man like Mandela is not always contained in landmark speeches. Sometimes a few short words of encouragement can go a long way, as this South African writer remembers from personal experience
- 8 December 2013
Mandela: The West was terrified of a South Africa joining the Soviet Empire
The West was terrified that majority rule in South Africa would bring alignment with the Eastern bloc. The prospect of SA, with an economy around 8 times the size of the whole of Africa, going down the Marxist road was unthinkable
- 7 December 2013
Why is Nelson Mandela so revered?
Former UK Ambassador Charles Crawford recalls meeting Mandela after his release, and offers piercing analysis about our reactions to him and his legacy
- 6 December 2013
Telegraph runs silly and gratuitous anti-Israel propaganda piece
The Telegraph's attempt to smear Israel with the apartheid label over Palestinian buses is silly, but it is also dangerous
- 4 March 2013
The adoption industry’s multi-racial remora fish
The adoption industry’s rearguard attempts to disallow ‘mixed-race’ adoptions are now grotesquely conservative
- 4 February 2013
"Pro-Palestinians" don't seem to be "pro-anyone"
With friends like the pro-Palestinian lobby, Palestinians don't need enemies
- 4 September 2012
Desmond Tutu is out of his depth on Iraq and Tony Blair
Tutu can't handle the serious moral issues about Iraq, and he should stop pontificating to Tony Blair
- 2 September 2012
Pulitzer winning writer Alice Walker sets shocking new low for anti-Israel boycotters
Boycotting a whole language...
- 20 June 2012
Why did Mercedes Benz fire an anti-Chavez political activist?
Federico Medina Ravell has been fired from his job with Mercedes Benz over private political activism
- 21 April 2012
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